Leonard Cohen Joins Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

Yesterday Leonard Cohen was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Lou Reed presented the honor (unless your Johnny Rotten) to Leonard in his typical ultra-dry fashion. To see these two prolific legends trade accolades is pretty cool. Each has had an amazing career and have amassed a wide body of work known for intelligent and moving lyrics. If you've never heard any of Leonard Cohen's music; you're doing yourself a disservice. Like Elvis Costello or Randy Newman, Cohen has garnered the respect of his peers but has never achieved major mainstream success. Nevertheless his music is timeless and continues to influence artists the world over.

This years list of other Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees include John Mellencamp, Madonna, The Ventures, and the Dave Clark Five. It's about time for the Dave Clark Five and I suppose Madonna if you grew up in the 80s. The Ventures. Neat. John Mellencamp? Take him or leave him.

Heres the video of the always cool, calm, and understated badass Leonard Cohen accepting his award from Lou Reed.